Meaning
A company-wide or department-wide meeting where leadership shares strategic updates, celebrates wins, and answers employee questions.
Three examples from work
Company update
CEOWelcome to our monthly all-hands meeting; today we'll review our European launch metrics.
EmployeeWill there be an open Q&A session at the end of the presentation?
All-hands Q&A
ExecutiveWe reserved twenty minutes on the all-hands agenda for anonymous team questions via Slido.
DevOpen Q&As demonstrate authentic leadership transparency.
Calendar invite
HR PartnerPlease avoid scheduling client calls during the quarterly all-hands broadcast.
PMUnderstood, our entire engineering team will attend live.
Also called a 'town hall'. Common phrases: 'monthly all-hands', 'all-hands meeting', 'all-hands Q&A session'.